Northeast Gardening: Garden Photos of '09.... #15, 1 by bbrookrd

bbrookrd wrote:
dogwalker, Your tulip is probably Darwin Hybrid Daydream which I have bought twice.

Quoting: The notes from my journal - Height 22". Flowers open yellow, turning apricot-orange as they mature 8 for 5.95 TULIP - Bluestones 2006 and 8.20 for 20 from Brent and Becky 2007

negative JamesCO On Apr 14, 2006, JamesCO from Clifton, CO (Zone 7a) wrote:

Although the novelty of changing colors is grand, this tulip's petals just plain fry in the mid- to late- spring sun.
Opening a bright lemon-yellow the flowers mature to golden-orange-coral shades with broadly open petals.
They are so delicate that wind treats them like rags and it does not take much to damage them. I'm sure there are better color-changing tulips out there with better petal substance.

You can see it in a very yellow phase and an orange one in the picture with Tulipa Juan in the picture on the left best. Because I read what James wrote (he has been helpful to me in the past with good information) I planted mine in as sheltered spot as possible and we have enjoyed them very much, but we have a cool spring here. I planted several others that change dramatically too. Antoinette and Gudoshnik are two good ones. I have to replant Antoinette each year, but I won't live without that one. Gudoshnik has been coming back just fine since 2006. Here is Todd's take and I take his thoughts as "the word" on many plants.

Quoting: On May 29, 2004, Todd_Boland from St. John's, NF (Zone 5b) wrote:

This tulip is quite an old hybrid, developed in 1952. I have lost count of how long I've had it...easily 20 years plus. I have not seen this cultivar for sale much in recent years, probably superseded by more fancy cultivars. The subtle red feathering over yellow makes this old cultivar still desirable.

Patti

This message was edited Apr 30, 2009 8:23 AM